System Administration Guide, Volume I
    
D
 
 daemon group ( Index Term Link )
 
 daily cumulative backups ( Index Term Link )
 
 daily discrete backups ( Index Term Link )
 
 damage to file systems ( Index Term Link )
 
 data block ( Index Term Link )
 
 data directory blocks ( Index Term Link )
 
 DD (Medium Density) diskettes ( Index Term Link )
  formatting options ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 dd command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  cloning disks ( Index Term Link )
  copying files to remote tape (tar) ( Index Term Link )
  retrieving files from remote tape drive (tar) ( Index Term Link )
 
 default
  file system for /tmp (TMPFS) ( Index Term Link )
  mount options ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  SunOS file system ( Index Term Link )
  tape drive densities ( Index Term Link )
 
 defaults
  file permissions ( Index Term Link )
  groups ( Index Term Link )
  LOGNAME environment variable ( Index Term Link )
  PATH environment variable ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  printer ( Index Term Link )
  SHELL environment variable ( Index Term Link )
  spool directory ( Index Term Link )
  TZ (time zone) environment variable ( Index Term Link )
  user account default setup
   commands ( Index Term Link )
  user initialization files ( Index Term Link )
 
 delay (rotational) ( Index Term Link )
 
 Delete option (Edit menu), Admintool: Users ( Index Term Link )
 
 deleting
  cached file systems ( Index Term Link )
  groups
   commands ( Index Term Link )
  mail aliases ( Index Term Link )
  software packages,
   See software administration, removing packages\x0d
  user accounts
   Admintool: Users ( Index Term Link )
   commands ( Index Term Link )
  user home directories ( Index Term Link )
  user mailboxes ( Index Term Link )
  users from groups,
   See groups, changing users in\x0d
 
 density
  diskette formats ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   DOS diskettes ( Index Term Link )
   UFS diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 designators
  CDs ( Index Term Link )
  diskettes ( Index Term Link )
 
 DESKSET environment variable ( Index Term Link )
 
 detecting end of media
  cpio command ( Index Term Link )
  ufsdump command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 determining
  file system types ( Index Term Link )
  tape device name ( Index Term Link )
  type of tape drive ( Index Term Link )
  who is logged in to a system ( Index Term Link )
 
 /dev/dsk directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 /dev/rdsk directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 device driver
  adding ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link )
 
 device instance name ( Index Term Link )
 
 device names
  backup ( Index Term Link )
  finding disk ( Index Term Link )
  finding tape ( Index Term Link )
 
 devices
  accessing ( Index Term Link )
  when to turn off power to ( Index Term Link )
 
 df command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 dfstab file
  configuring for shared CDs ( Index Term Link )
  user home directory sharing and ( Index Term Link )
 
 direct disk controllers ( Index Term Link )
 
 directories ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  base directory (basedir) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  CDs
   /cdrom mount point ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   under Volume Management ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  changing ownership for user accounts ( Index Term Link )
  controlling access to ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  copying
   from CDs ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   from diskette ( Index Term Link )
   to diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  copying between file systems (cpio) ( Index Term Link )
  diskettes
   /floppy mount point ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   under Volume Management ( Index Term Link )
  home ( Index Term Link )
  inodes ( Index Term Link )
  PATH environment variable and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  path shell variable and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  /proc ( Index Term Link )
  skeleton ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  spool,
   See spool directories\x0d
  /tmp ( Index Term Link )
  unallocated blocks ( Index Term Link )
  user home,
   See user home directories\x0d
 
 disabling
  run control script ( Index Term Link )
  user accounts
   Admintool: Users ( Index Term Link )
   commands ( Index Term Link )
   passwords and ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk
  adding a
   x86 ( Index Term Link )
  automatic configuration of SCSI drives ( Index Term Link )
  connecting a secondary disk
   SPARC ( Index Term Link )
   x86 ( Index Term Link )
  connecting a system disk
   SPARC ( Index Term Link )
   x86 ( Index Term Link )
  creating a file system on a new disk
   SPARC ( Index Term Link )
   x86 ( Index Term Link )
  creating disk slices and labeling a disk
   SPARC ( Index Term Link )
   x86 ( Index Term Link )
  determining if formatted ( Index Term Link )
  examining a disk label ( Index Term Link )
  formatting, when to ( Index Term Link )
  formatting a ( Index Term Link )
  identifying on a system ( Index Term Link )
  labeling ( Index Term Link )
  recovering a corrupted disk label ( Index Term Link )
  repairing defective sectors ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk-based file systems ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk controllers ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk device name ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk label
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
  examining with prtvtoc command ( Index Term Link )
 
 Disk Operating System,
  See DOS\x0d
 
 disk slice, defined ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk slices
  determining which slices to use ( Index Term Link )
  displaying information about ( Index Term Link )
  requirements for system configurations ( Index Term Link )
 
 diskette
  archiving files to multiple (cpio) ( Index Term Link )
  copying files to ( Index Term Link )
  copying files to (tar) ( Index Term Link )
  listing files on (tar) ( Index Term Link )
  retrieving files from (tar) ( Index Term Link )
 
 diskette directories ( Index Term Link )
 
 diskette drives ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  access points ( Index Term Link )
  directories under Volume Management ( Index Term Link )
 
 diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  access
   access points ( Index Term Link )
   raw-character access ( Index Term Link )
   using Volume Management ( Index Term Link )
  commands ( Index Term Link )
  copying information
   from diskettes ( Index Term Link )
   to diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  directories under Volume Management ( Index Term Link )
  ejecting
   using command line ( Index Term Link )
  examining contents
   using command line ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  finding out if diskette is in use ( Index Term Link )
  formatting ( Index Term Link )
   canceling formatting ( Index Term Link )
   caution ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   complete format ( Index Term Link )
   diskette names ( Index Term Link )
   DOS diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   File Manager unreliability ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   hardware considerations ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   size and density options ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   UFS diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  killing processes accessing ( Index Term Link )
  loading
   using Volume Management ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mount points ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mounting
   manual compared to automatic ( Index Term Link )
   remote diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  moving information
   using command line ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  names ( Index Term Link )
  remote access
   accessing diskettes on other systems ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   making diskettes available to other systems ( Index Term Link )
  UFS diskettes
   adding UFS file system ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   canceling formatting ( Index Term Link )
   formatting ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   SPARC vs. x86 formats ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 diskless clients
  software administration for
   adding packages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   adding support for ( Index Term Link )
   displaying installed software information ( Index Term Link )
   removing packages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 disks, removable media,
  See CDs
 
 displaying
  CD contents
   using command line ( Index Term Link )
  CD user ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  device information ( Index Term Link )
  disk slice information ( Index Term Link )
  diskette contents
   using command line ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  environment variables ( Index Term Link )
  installed software information,
   See software administration, displaying installed software information\x0d
  PCMCIA contents ( Index Term Link )
  swap space ( Index Term Link )
  system configuration information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  user mask ( Index Term Link )
 
 dmesg command ( Index Term Link )
  SPARC example ( Index Term Link )
  x86 example ( Index Term Link )
 
 "Do you want to continue with this installation?" message ( Index Term Link )
 
 donor slice, described ( Index Term Link )
 
 DOS
  file system ( Index Term Link )
  formatting diskettes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   complete format ( Index Term Link )
   platform-compatibility ( Index Term Link )
   size and density options ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 driver not attached message ( Index Term Link )
 
 drives, removable media,
  See CD-ROM drives
 
 /vol/dev/dsk directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 /vol/dsk directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 dump levels
  daily, cumulative backups ( Index Term Link )
  daily, discrete backups ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link )
 
 duplicate blocks ( Index Term Link )